Disney's latest animated adventure is about a perky canine who believes he can jump incredible distances, shoot lasers from his eyes and stop speeding military vehicles with his bark. And the film is appropriately super.

With a top-tier voice cast, likable characters and an endearing story, "Bolt" could wind up in the Oscar race for best animated picture. Even if it doesn't, it's worth seeing.

The title character is, as mentioned, a dog who believes he has super powers. That's because Bolt portrays a genetically enhanced canine on a weekly television drama, and his director has taken pains to make sure he believes the show is reality.

The idea is that Bolt's performance will be better if he thinks he and his owner, Penny, are in real danger. That's well and good until the production company films a cliffhanger in which Penny is kidnapped and Bolt is whisked back to his trailer. This sends the small dog into a rage, prompting him to escape from the television studio and mount a search for his beloved person.

In short order, Bolt has kidnapped a cat named Mittens -- he believes all felines are apprentices to his arch enemy, the Green-Eyed Man -- and is demanding that she take him to Penny. Mittens realizes Bolt is confused, but who is she to argue with a dog?

Bolt then adds another member to his quest, a manic hamster named Rhino who has seen every episode of the "Bolt" TV series and who also believes the dog has super powers. But as Mittens, Bolt and Rhino go in search of Penny, it increasingly becomes clear that Bolt is not invincible. He slowly comes to terms with this and even begins to doubt the reality of his relationship to Penny.